I'm going to the Bahamas-customs?

Question

What are things that I should not get while I am in the Bahamas in case customs take them away when I come back to the states? I heard that you can't bring back dirt. Is that true?

Answer 1

Each U.S. resident may bring home items total retail value of $600.00 USD .

WHAT NOT TO BRING BACK TO THE U.S.:    

  Cuban products--cigars, rum, etc. (check the labels on anything bought in the

     Bahamas for the words Habana or Cuba).

More than $10,000 in cash.

Undeclared purchases, especially expensive jewelry or watches.

Plants, etc.

Inspect all shells for hidden animals inside (hermit crabs, etc.).    

Answer 2

you can't bring back fruits or vegetables or plants that includes dirt.

Answer 3

United States citizens:

To avoid paying duties on the foreign-made high-ticket items you already own and take with you on your Caribbean trip, register them with customs before you leave the U.S. Consider filing a Certificate of Registration for items such as laptop computers, cameras, watches, and other digital devices identified with serial numbers or other permanent markings; you can keep the certificate for other trips. Otherwise, bring a sales receipt or insurance form to show that you owned the item before you left the United States.

As an island shopper, and before returning home, remember these things:

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Keep receipts for all items you buy in the Caribbean.

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Upon departing your island getaway, make sure your purchases are easily accessible in case your home country's customs officials request an inspection.

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If you have any questions or complaints about your customs experience, write to the port director at your point of reentry.

The following additional reentry rules apply for United States citizens:

You may bring back to the U.S. up to one liter of alcohol (if you are 21 or older) or perfume containing alcohol, up to 200 cigarettes, and up to 100 non-Cuban cigars. If you stay in the Caribbean for less than 48 hours, you may bring home up to 150 ml of alcohol, up to 50 cigarettes, and up to10 non-Cuban cigars.

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The following items may be brought home duty-free: original works of art such as paintings, drawings, and sculptures, along with antiques, which are officially defined as objects more than 100 years old.

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You may send packages home duty-free, with a limit of one parcel per addressee per day, with the exception of alcohol or tobacco products, or perfume worth more than $5(USD).

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You can mail up to $200(USD) worth of goods home to the U.S. for personal use; be sure to write "PERSONAL USE" on the parcel and attach a list of its contents and their retail value.

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If you send home a parcel containing personal belongings that have been used, write "AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED" on the package to avoid a duty fee.

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You may send up to $100(USD) worth of goods as a gift to someone in the U.S. provided you write "UNSOLICITED GIFT" on the package.

NOTE: Mailed items do not affect your duty-free allowance upon your return.